Reports from the Spiritual Frontier: Allen and Sara Ewing-Merrill

In this episode Ben Yosua-Davis talks with Allen and Sara Ewing-Merrill, co-pastors of Hope GateWay, a United Methodist faith community in Portland,ME. Learn about their journey to becoming a multi-cultural community, the blessings and challenges of inviting immigrants into their midst, and what they’ve learned about God from those who come from other countries of origin.

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While I’m a native Mainer, I most recently hail from Haverhill, MA, where I co-planted a church called the Vine. I blog at benyd.com, host a podcast called “Reports from the Spiritual Frontier”, and am a partner at Exago Leadership, where I help churches move out of the past into the future, out of the building into the community, and out of Sunday morning into the everyday. I now live on Chebeague Island, ME with my wife, Melissa, and my son, Michael, where I do exciting small town things like direct the community chorus and deliver tins of cookies to unsuspecting neighbors. When I’m not wearing one of my myriad hats or hanging out with my son, you’ll probably find me reading comics, watching basketball, or pretending that I’m a competent gardener.

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